Release Notes

Before attempting to install the AMD Catalyst™ Proprietary Linux Graphics Driver, the following software must be installed:

Xorg/Xserver 7.4 and above (up to 1.17)

Linux kernel 2.6 or above (up to 3.19)

glibc version 2.2 or 2.3

POSIX Shared Memory (/dev/shm) support is required for 3D applications

NOTE: If a Linux 2.6.11 or newer kernel was built with CONFIG_AGP enabled, the kernel AGP frontend is required to load the fglrx kernel module. To identify whether your kernel with CONFIG_AGP enabled, look for CONFIG_AGP=y in the kernel config file, or if the 'agpgart' module is loaded

System Recommendations

For optimal performance and ease of use, the following are available:

Kernel module build environment

Kernel source code include either the Kernel Source or Kernel Headers packages

The RPM utility should be installed and configured correctly on your system, if you intend to install via RPM packages

The following packages must be installed in order for the AMD Catalyst™ Proprietary Linux Graphics Driver to install and work optimally:

gimp-help-en

gimp-help-common

XFree86-Mesa-libGL

libstdc++

libgcc

XFree86-libs

fontconfig

freetype

zlib

gcc

Resolved Issues:

[425910] Driver installation sometimes fails on Ubuntu 14.04.3

[424450] Company of Heroes® 2 - Game crashes while running the performance test

[424794] Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor - Corruption observed in game

[419960]: Vari-Bright on some configurations is not decreasing brightness as expected

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